Senior Principal Consultant - Areti Group

Job Specification – Business Analyst (Contract)

Overview

Role: Business Analyst

Location: Newcastle, Leeds, or Manchester (Hybrid – on-site presence required monthly)

Clearance: SC Cleared (Active)

Engagement Type: Contract | IR35 Status: Inside IR35 | Duration: 6 Months

Role Overview

We are seeking an experienced Business Analyst with a strong track record of delivering projects within UK Government environments. The successful candidate will play a key role in gathering, analysing, and validating business requirements, ensuring alignment with project objectives and government standards.

Key Responsibilities

• Work closely with stakeholders to gather and document functional and non-functional requirements.
• Facilitate workshops, interviews, and stakeholder sessions to capture needs and expectations.
• Translate business needs into clear, actionable requirements and user stories.
• Analyse processes, systems, and workflows to identify areas for improvement.
• Support solution design, ensuring alignment with business goals and compliance with government frameworks.
• Assist in defining acceptance criteria and support testing activities.
• Ensure documentation and outputs comply with Cabinet Office and departmental standards.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams including project managers, developers, testers, and architects.
• Proven experience as a Business Analyst within UK Government or public sector projects.
• Active SC Clearance (mandatory).
• Strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills.
• Experience working within Agile delivery environments (Scrum, Kanban).
• Ability to produce high-quality documentation: requirements, user stories, process maps, use cases, and business process models.
• Knowledge of GDS (Government Digital Service) principles and standards.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and critical thinking skills.
• Previous experience working on large-scale digital transformation projects in government.
• Familiarity with data-driven projects, systems integration, or legacy system replacement.
• Experience with tools such as JIRA, Confluence, or equivalent.
• Understanding of security, compliance, and data protection requirements in government.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience as a Business Analyst within UK Government or public sector projects.
• Active SC Clearance (mandatory).
• Strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills.
• Experience in Agile delivery environments (Scrum, Kanban).
• Proficiency in documenting requirements, user stories, process maps, use cases, and business process models.
• Knowledge of GDS principles and standards.
• Ability to work with cross-functional teams including project managers, developers, testers, and architects.
• Understanding of government security, compliance, and data protection requirements.